Cooksbridge railway station
Cooksbridge | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Lewes |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CBR |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1847 | Opened as Cook's Bridge |
| May 1885 | Renamed Cooksbridge |
Cooksbridge railway station serves the village of Cooksbridge in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line; train services are provided by Southern.
The station is unstaffed. A PERTIS ticket machine was installed in 2008 on both the London-bound and the Lewes-bound platform.
History
Cooksbridge lies on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway "cut-off" line between Keymer Junction, near Wivelsfield on the Brighton Main Line, and Lewes. The erstwhile Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway were authorised to build the line in 1845; the LBSCR purchased it and opened the link on 1 October 1847.[1] The station opened as Cook's Bridge[2] on the same date.[3] The first Station Master was Richard Strevett who stayed until promoted to Hailsham on 17 August 1861. This replacement (George Bennett) lasted only a few weeks, arriving on 16 August 1861 and returning to his old job (Porter at Brighton) on 6 September 1861. His replacement, Alfred Paver, was appointed on 13 September 1861.[4]
The initial services were very sparse, The May 1848 timetable shows Up Trains to London at 8.30am and 5.50pm and a London arrivals at 9am. (afternoon passengers were directed to travel via Lewes on the 5.50pm train).[5]
Services
The station has a limited service: there are 11 southbound towards Eastbourne and 12 northbound trains towards London Victoria per weekday, with none on Saturdays or Sundays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | Southern East Coastway Line Mondays-Fridays only |
Lewes | ||
References
- ^ Official notice published in The Sussex Advertiser. 28 September 1847.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 515. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ The employment records of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway held in the National Archives.
- ^ The Sussex Advertiser. 30 May 1848.
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External links
- Train times and station information for Cooksbridge railway station from National Rail
- Cooksbridge station photographs